Fish has 'got a reputation of being a man with a gift of words' but also of being a man who is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in... and that has often got him into trouble. His split from rock band Marillion in 1988, just as they were poised to break America, was as unexpected as it was eventful, and while the band sought to carry on with a new singer, Fish was out on his own with a point to prove. From his first solo success with Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors he soon clashed with the 'suits' at EMI and signed to Polydor.
After only two albums with this new label, he struck out on his own as an independent and sought to take on the music industry on his own terms. What followed was a series of albums that were uncompromising in their creativity whilst being almost totally overlooked by radio stations.
Fish On Track charts the solo career of an artist who has never done what was expected of him, always followed his heart and always come out fighting. As his most recent album, Weltzmerchz is his farewell, this is a timely look at the man, the music and his lyrics.
